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OMB Control No: 0710-0024	ICR Reference No: 202401-0710-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202309-0710-001
Agency/Subagency: DOD/COE	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Jurisdictional Determination Forms and Aquatic Resources Delineation Forms
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 09/20/2024
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/02/2024
Terms of Clearance: OMB notes that The Corps intends to develop a new AJD basis documentation “form” to serve as a Corps documentation tool to gain efficiencies and impart additional clarity and consistency into our AJD Basis Documents. OMB requests that the Corps update OMB on this process at regular intervals not exceeding six months from the date of this approval.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2027	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2024
Responses	160,202	0	156,666
Time Burden (Hours)	83,240	0	73,853
Cost Burden (Dollars)	2,477,212	0	2,197,862

Abstract: In an effort to address regional wetland characteristics and improve the accuracy and efficiency of wetland delineation procedures, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) developed ten regional supplements to the Corps Manual, the most recent of which were issued in 2006. In developing the regional supplements, the Corps recognized that a single national manual is unable to consider regional differences that are important to the identification and functioning of wetlands. The wetland indicators and guidance provided in the 10 regional supplements are designed to be used in combination with the Corps Manual to identify wetland waters of the United States. The Automated Wetland Determination Sheets (ADSs) in this collection package streamline the information collection process by incorporating reference material and analytical processes directly into the form, which is provided as a Microsoft Excel document rather than the PDF form included in the regional supplements. Jurisdictional Determination Forms are tools used by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) to help implement Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) and Sections 9 and 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (RHA). JDs specify what geographic areas will be treated as subject to regulation by the Corps under one or both statutes. Applicants for Corps permits are generally required to submit JDs as part of their permit application or in support of the permit evaluation process. If wetlands are present, the Corps generally requires that JDs include adequately documented wetland data sheets in order for the JD to be considered technically adequate. The ADSs are formatted such that they may be readily converted to Portable Document Format (PDF) for inclusion as part of the applicant’s JD report.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 33 USC 1344 Name of Law: Clean Water Act
US Code: 33 USC 401, et seq. Name of Law: Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 74984	11/01/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 22394	04/01/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 5

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Automated Wetland Determination Sheets	ENG Form 6116-5, ENG Form 6116-6, ENG Form 6116-7, ENG Form 6116-8, ENG Form 6116-9, ENG Form 6116-4, ENG Form 6116, ENG Form 6116-1, ENG Form 6116-2, ENG Form 6116-3	, , , , , , , , ,
General Approved Jurisdictional Determination Informational Requirements
Preliminary Jurisdictional Determination Form	ENG Form 6249
Rapanos Dry Land Approved Jurisdictional Determination Form	ENG Form 6246
Rapid Ordinary High Water Mark (OHWM) Field Identification Data Sheet	ENG Form 6250
Request for Jurisdictional Determination	ENG Form 6247

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	160,202	156,666	3,536
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	83,240	73,853	9,387
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	2,477,212	2,197,862	279,350

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: Due to miscellaneous actions

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $826,358

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Nicholas Schuff 757 817-7203 nicholas.a.schuff.ctr@mail.mil

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